In the inner city of Chang'an, inside the Daming Palace, known as the "Palace of Thousand Palaces".
I saw an isolated palace located near the Taiji Palace behind it. It was surrounded by many guards. It was obvious at a glance that it was a forbidden area that no one could enter.
"Is he Junior Brother?"
Staring into the distance outside the palace, Hui Ji seemed to see the young man sitting cross-legged on the Thousand-leaf Lotus, fighting his inner demons, with a tone of emotion and helplessness.
"I've obviously warned him repeatedly, but he still came."
Before Huiji left Weishan, she had arranged a series of measures in the hope of preventing Pei Wende from learning the truth and coming to Chang'an.
As it turned out, the methods arranged by Huiji before she left had no effect at all.
Pei Wende finally learned what happened more than 20 years ago, and went to Chang'an, the capital of his own accord.
"Is he here to save you?"
At this moment, a strong man wearing armor and holding a long-handled battle ax opened the main door of the palace and came to Hui Ji with a curious look on his face and asked.
This is a typical European Caucasian.
With fair skin, a strong build, and a long dreadlock on the back of his head, Pei Wende looks similar to the "Berserker" in the games and movies of Pei Wende's previous life.
"Varyag?"
Huiji was obviously a little surprised by the appearance of the strong man, and her voice fluctuated slightly.
"Why are you free to come here today?"
Upon hearing Hui Ji's question, the strong man named "Varyag" just threw down the long-handled battle ax in his hand, then sat cross-legged in front of him and sighed.
"I just can't stand the atmosphere here, so I came out for some air."
Varyag shook his head slightly. He really couldn't understand why the people here could even accept the dark-skinned "Kunlun slaves" and even kept them in large numbers in their own backyards, but they still maintained such strong curiosity about him. Heart.
"Haha, that's because your own experience is too strange, and it will inevitably make the princes and ministers curious."
Obviously seeing Varyag's discomfort, Huiji laughed first, and then explained softly.
"Curious? I'm afraid it's more greed and fear!"
Not paying attention to Monk Huiji's perfunctory words, Varyag just scratched the back of his head in distress.
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Varyag was not a native of the Central Plains, but a Viking who accidentally wandered into the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
According to Varyag himself, he comes from Northern Europe, which is even further away than the Western Regions, that is, places like Norway, Sweden, and Denmark in the future.
Of course, today's Tang Dynasty still doesn't know the specific names of these places. They only know that this berserker with a manic personality and extraordinary combat power is a "Viking".
According to Varyag's description, the Vikings generally believed in a god of war named "Odin".
Legend has it that this god will take them to a place called the "Hall of Valor" after they die in battle, where they will always enjoy the offerings of wine and delicacies until the dusk of "Ragnarok" arrives.
Of course, all the above are just Varyag's own descriptions.
Although there were very few people who had seen or even knew about the existence of Vikings, they still got some not-so-one-sided information through the conscious collection of data by the higher-ups of Datang.
Different from Varyag's own description, in the eyes of the caravans who came to Datang through the Silk Road, the "Vikings" were not kind people.
Or to be more precise, "Viking" is actually a synonym for maritime adventurers and pirates.
And among those caravans who knew about the Vikings, they all regarded the Vikings as savage beasts and did not want to have too much contact with them.
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"It's a place further away than the Western Regions. It's a miracle that you can come to the Central Plains from there."
It was not surprising at all that the princes and nobles were testing Varyag. Hui Ji was just a little curious as to how the strong foreigner in front of her came from Northern Europe to the Central Plains.
"This is all Odin's blessing."
After muttering piously, Varyag did not continue to struggle with this issue, but continued to ask curiously.
"I just heard you say that your junior brother is here. Is he here to save you?"
Through this period of thinking, Varyag discovered that the monk imprisoned by the emperor in front of him was not an ordinary person.
Therefore, Varyag was very curious, whether the "junior brother" the other party called was also a magical person like him, and could he realize his long-cherished wish?
"Save me? I hope he won't take a trip into this muddy water."
Hui Ji told the truth. It was an accident that he was imprisoned in this palace. He did not want to drag his junior brother into suffering with him.
However, Monk Huiji also knew very well that according to Pei Wende's character, it would be a strange thing for him not to come to him.
"Can I help you with anything?"
Seeing this, Varyag asked in a low voice, half well-intentioned and half tentative.
As a rare outlier among the Vikings, although Varyag was given the title of "Berserker" by the main god he believed in, the curiosity and longing for the unknown deep in his heart were the key to supporting him to this point.
Compared with his warlike and bloodthirsty compatriots, Varyag didn't care whether he could return to the "Hall of Valor" after his death. What he wanted more was to witness some real "legends."
In a sense, Varyag's ability to move from the plundering team in Western Europe to the "Celestial Kingdom" in the far East also benefited from this professional spirit of seeking death.
"I am now a bodyguard appointed by your emperor himself, so there is no problem in helping you deliver some news out of the palace."
Speaking of this, Varyag showed a rare expression of excitement on his face.
His intuition told him that he seemed to be involved in a very dangerous and exciting event.
"Deliver a message?"
Huiji couldn't help but be stunned when she heard what Varange said.
He and Varyag were just acquaintances. Why was the other party so eager to help him?
Thinking of this, Monk Huiji suddenly calmed down, and he knew that the "all leaks" in the past life were unfolded immediately.
Crossing countless timelines and jumping through countless possibilities...
The future flashed through Monk Huiji's eyes one by one, like a god who controls time, swimming freely in the long river of time.
【what is that? 】
In a daze, Monk Huiji seemed to see a one-eyed god surrounded by ravens, standing silently behind Varyag.
boom!
The next moment, Huiji was forced out of the river of time by an inexplicable force, and had to devote all her energy to Varyag in front of her.
"How's it going? Do you need my help?"
On the other hand, Varyag seemed not to notice anything and continued to ask with excitement.
"I guarantee that your emperor here won't know everything, and neither will that terrible Taoist priest."
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